For other ships of the same name, see USS Gyatt.
| USS Gyatt (DE-550) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | USS Gyatt |
| Namesake: | Private Edward E. Gyatt (1921-1942), a U.S. Marine and Silver Star recipient |
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts (proposed) |
| Laid down: | Never |
| Fate: | Construction contract cancelled 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement: | 1,350 tons |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 8 in (11 m) |
| Draft: | 9 ft 5 in (3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi. (12,000 km) @ 12 kt |
| Complement: | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament: |
2 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns (2×1) 4 × 40 mm AA guns (2×2) 10 × 20 mm AA guns (10×1) 3 × 21 in. torpedo tubes (1×3) 8 × depth charge projectors 1 × depth charge projector (hedgehog) 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Gyatt (DE-550) was a proposed World War II United States Navy John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was never completed.
Plans called for Gyatt to be built at the Boston Navy Yard at Boston, Massachusetts. The contract for her construction was cancelled in 1944 before construction could begin.
The name Gyatt was reassigned to the destroyer USS Gyatt (DD-712).
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